lanyard on knife, or flashlight, or both?

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How many of you have lanyards on both your edc light and knife? Just the knife? Just the light? Is it overkill to have both strapped up?
 
I personally don't feel the need for a lanyard on either, but it's certain up to the individual. I used to have a small lanyard on my old EDC light. It was made of glow in the dark paracord, which I thought might be useful in some cases, but it was never needed so I took it off. To each his/her own.
 
If ya carry in the back pocket , they are usefull , if you use a clip they can get in the way . I have a finger loop on my lites to avoid dropping .If you are working aloft , near deep snow or water a wrist lanyard ( readily rigged , readily detachable ) is a must have .

Lots of lanyards are a decoration , or personalization , which is also cool . Its good to see old sailor type arts continuing to thrive in the present time .

Chris
 
I put lanyards on both. I always think of the lanyard as a safety string that is at least long enough to wrap around a finger, if not my wrist, so that if it slips it won;t get away (like into a raging river that I'm never near OR into deep snow that we never have).

But really, when I handle any of my knives, I can feel the lanyard there, near the bottom of my palm. On my shorter-handled knives, sometimes I can actually let a little of my palm and little finger off the end of the knife, and the lanyard is there to squeeze a little, almost like extending the length of the handle.

And finally, unravelling a lanyard could give you cordage for some emergency task that never occurs ((( :D )))
 
i have a square signet or noose paracord "pull" as i call them on my knives that have lanyard holes, cause they look cool and set them apart from others, just decorative.
 
IF you were to carry anything on a lanyard, it would be a flashlight.
I can't see a lanyard on a knife not getting in the way.
 
My Sebbies ARE the only knives that I DO have lanyards on. I like them on my Sebbies.
 
Flashlight is on keyring. Knife is clipped to pocket.
Don't need lanyards.
 
After dropping a flashlight from the 2nd floor landing into the lobby during a power outage and smashing the whole thing, I put a lanyard onto all my lights. The Ironic thing is that I dropped a SAK nomad from the same place a couple days later.
 
I've tried lanyards on both and I find they get in the way for EDC. I would put one on if the situation warranted it like being on the water or in the bush.
 
Some lanyards look interesting. However, I've yet to find them really useful. I've had lanyards get caught on boxes I'm trying to lift and the lanyard
catches on the box and pulls the knife out of my pocket.

Maybe the lanyards that come with some of the Surefire flashlights are useful, but they also get in the way much of the time.

Maybe I need 'lanyard training'.
 
I don't use one anymore, but back when I was in th Marine Corps, I used to carry a Gerber folder with a 3'' blade, and I had a lanyard on it. Actually, it was a loop, and it was big enough to put my hand through. It was EXTREMELY usefull because you could let go of the knife and do something else with your hand, then whenyou need it again, it's right there and all you have to do is grab it.
 
I do not usually use a lanyard for either, but a lanyard hole is on my list of desiderata for an EDC, just in case I need it. A lanyard hole is a 'free feature'--no extra weight or space. Every knife should really have one.

I put a loop of cord on the bail (lanyard thingy) of my William Henry folder. It has no flipper guard, and I can put my pinky through the loop to keep my hand from slipping onto the blade, i.e. to serve as a guard. I agree with Smitty0331 that it can be very useful to be able to use your hand without having to set down your knife.
 
I have a retention lanyard on my light (see the link below) because it cost a bit and I could probably drop it during the day and not notice till I need it. Fixed blades are sheathed very well so they're rarely lanyarded. I utilize the clips on my folders so i don't worry about putting a lanyard on them unless I turn back the sheath flap. The lanyards on my knives are all simple loops of 550 cord, sometimes attached to the webbing or belt around the patch with a carabiner clip if I feel the need.

http://www.blackwatergear.com/p-53-retention-lanyard.aspx
 
I put a lnayard on my bigger folders that don't have a pocket clip (and do have a lanyard hole) so I can pull the lanyard up under my belt holding the knife (such as a Sog Tomcat 3.0 or mountain man folder) vertical in my pocket.
 
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